lighthouse

[ lahyt-hous ]

noun

, plural light·hous·es [lahyt, -hou-ziz].

1. a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc.
2. either of two cylindrical metal towers placed forward on the forecastle of the main deck of a sailing ship, to house the port and starboard running lights.

lighthouse

/ ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a fixed structure in the form of a tower equipped with a light visible to mariners for warning them of obstructions, for marking harbour entrances, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of lighthouse¹

First recorded in 1655–65; light ¹ + house

Example Sentences

Not only does it provide an overview with prioritized issues and guides to resolution, but it also links to a lighthouse report so developers can drill down for more details of individual issues.

From Search Engine Land

There’s also bioluminescent kayaking in historic Castine, and hopscotching between lighthouses and lobstering villages by car along the greater Blue Hill Peninsula.

From Outside Online

There’s a little bit of a lighthouse type dynamic in healthcare where if the leaders do certain things others follow.

From TechCrunch

Now they are modifying the sensor to act somewhat like an underwater lighthouse.

From Science News For Students

Using the notion of a lighthouse as a metaphor, Google Lighthouse steers developers away from the rocks by shining light at issues it discovers on an asset-by-asset basis.

From Search Engine Land

To the Lighthouse By Virgina Woolf The Ramsays are having a house party at the beach!

From The Daily Beast

What dark secrets are locked away in this mysterious lighthouse?

From The Daily Beast

Her Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, and The Waves contain some of the best writing in any age.

From The Daily Beast

The gorgeous rota looks like an alien lighthouse, with silvery lights spinning out of its core.

From The Daily Beast

But Haifa has always been a lighthouse of Jewish-Arab coexistence, and a model of inclusive civil society.

From The Daily Beast

There is a lighthouse at its southern entrance, and pilots are established who come off to vessels that arrive.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1815, a tiny, gentle baby girl was born in the little lighthouse home, who presently received the name of Grace Horsley.

From Project Gutenberg

The modern form of lighthouse, with glass or metal reflectors, dates but from 1758, when the first Eddystone lighthouse was built.

From Project Gutenberg

The lighthouse, formerly one of the wonders of the world, has also ceased to exist.

From Project Gutenberg

Walked out to the lighthouse in the evening and watched the shells bursting over Gully Beach where we were yesterday.

From Project Gutenberg

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